Peaceful River Views, Great Food, and Epic Adventures! DO NOT GO BY THE OLD, OUTDATED REVIEWS! Trip Advisor is really not the place to go for suggestions anymore. We had a great experience staying at the Hotel Ranch Lodge. The location is absolutely perfect for outdoor activities. Everything was in proximity and within about a 10-15 minute drive. We were centrally located and easily filled our days exploring Big Sky, going river rafting, and riding ATVs, while Yellowstone was just under an hour away. It was so quiet and peaceful to just sit back and listen to the river. The lodge itself is well-appointed, clean, and very comfortable. Coming from someone who always needs to have AC, I was tracking the weather beforehand and worried because there is no air conditioning here. However, we realized we could not go by what the weather apps were saying. Even though we had high temperatures of 90 degrees during the day, it cooled down so much at night that you really do not need AC at all. They provide two modern fans in the room, and they worked completely fine to keep us cool. The breakfast buffet was nice every morning, and we grabbed coffee every early morning at Cowboy Coffee. While we did not eat at the main hotel restaurant for dinner, we thoroughly enjoyed eating up the road at Riverhouse BBQ, Bucks, and The Landing.It is a fantastic choice for anyone looking to explore the area!

Do not go here. Online site and pics are so deceptive. Dirty, horrible, don’t waste your time.

I highly recommend the Rainbow Ranch and Lodge. Great location, excellent food, friendly staff and the rooms are rustic and cozy.

We spent two nights in the Grizzly Bear room. Very nice, warm rooms. Great hot tub. River access and walking/snowshoeing/backcountry skiing trails just a short walk across the bridge. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The complimentary continental breakfast was absolutely fantastic! The breakfast chef, Ian, was a delight to chat with and the food was outstanding! Ian changes the breakfasts up each morning and they are truly a great way to start each day. Great location for exploring the BIg Sky area and the West entrance area to Yellowstone. Highly recommended!

Stayed here for one night whilst heading from West Yellowstone through into NE Montana. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay and found the whole thing very enjoyable. The accommodation is first class and we had a deluxe lodge room. Great view our over the gardens and river. The only very minor down side is that the place has no AC (they do have fans in the rooms) and there is a relatively busy highway out front. These are minor issues. The on site Wild Caddis restaurant (reviewed separately) is a huge bonus.